DISH Network Places Offering of $2.3 Billion in Senior Notes

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced that its
subsidiary, DISH DBS Corporation, has priced an offering of $1.1 billion
aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "2020
Notes") and $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.250% Senior
Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes"). The 2020 Notes and the 2018 Notes
will, in each case, be issued at an issue price of 100%. The net
proceeds of the offering are intended to be used for general corporate
purposes, which may include wireless and spectrum-related strategic
transactions.

The offering is expected to close on April 5, 2013, subject to customary
conditions.

The notes will only be offered and sold to qualified institutional
buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act") and in offshore transactions in
accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes being
offered have not been and will not be registered under the Securities
Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. The notes may not
be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release
does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy any of the notes; nor shall there be any sale of these notes in any
state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would
be unlawful.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set
forth in this press release are forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
any such statement, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in
DISH Network Corporation's and DISH DBS Corporation's Disclosure
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements included in their recent filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including their annual
reports on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date made, and DISH Network Corporation and DISH DBS Corporation
expressly disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements.